Calculating Average Force: Hockey Goalie Stops 59m/s Puck in 0.0021s

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A hockey goalie m=85kg stands in front of the net. A player hits the 0.15kg puck towards the goalie with a velocity of +59m/s. The goalie catches the puck with his glove in a time of 0.0021seconds. (assume all collisions are linear)

A) what is the average force of the puck on the goalie?

I got the answer to be 4214.029N is this correct
 
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Yes, that's correct. Two comments:
(1) Round off to a reasonable number of significant digits.
(2) To get the best help in the quickest time, never just give an answer, always show how you got the answer.
 
Alright sorry about that and thanks a lot I appreciate the advice